Wolf hunt results

[DonBo]

lichen fooled us.... :>)

I got this same pic in an email. Story I got was, these came from a group in Wisconsin.

[Huntin&Fishin]

Anybody else see this picture on the MN Wolf hunting page on facebook? Saposaly shot near Nisswa. The thing is HUGE!, No matter where shot

[NoWiser]

I've seen that picture floating around. I could be wrong, but if I had to put my money on it I would say it is photoshopped. If it's real, depending on the size of the guy, that wolf is well over 200 pounds. I just don't think wolves get that big, and if they do I don't think a guy would be able to hold one up for a picture by himself. If I'm wrong and it is real, that truly is a monster.

[Musky Buck]

There's the reason for the moose decline lol ! That 1 needs to be in Africa where there's elephant for nibblies. Like to see a trapper walk up on that guy. Glad no one near Nisswa hit him on the road would total er out. Bit skeptical actually a lot as shouldn't the fella holding him be wearing orange ?

[tfran123]

NoWiser:

Question, the wolf you got appears to be a very large male - if I recall 117 pounds. In speaking with the DNR or anyone else do you have any insights as to how big wolves get? I get the sense that many people over exagerate the size of them, I always hear about 150 pound wolves, etc. But in actuality an 80 pounder might be more of an average size with a large one being like yours. Any thoughts?

[Bear55]

NoWiser:

Question, the wolf you got appears to be a very large male - if I recall 117 pounds. In speaking with the DNR or anyone else do you have any insights as to how big wolves get? I get the sense that many people over exagerate the size of them, I always hear about 150 pound wolves, etc. But in actuality an 80 pounder might be more of an average size with a large one being like yours. Any thoughts?

That sounds about right to me, there migth be a 150lber in MN but like deer it would need to be a genetic freak to be that large. There are probably a few up in Canada and Alaska but again they are probably rare.

[eyeguy 54]

found this pic suposedly from MN looks more legit. Lottsa monster wolf pics online.

[Jeff13]

There is a face book page that posted that " nisswa" wolf. It appears that it's really fromManitoba. Thank god because if that wolf from Nisswa I would definetly want to know what it had been eating!

[eyeguy 54]

another mn wolf... maybe lol

[BuschPilot]

i got that pic from a buddy too of that monster wolf. said it was shot up by beausajour Manitoba, some people just have too much time.

[NoWiser]

NoWiser:

Question, the wolf you got appears to be a very large male - if I recall 117 pounds. In speaking with the DNR or anyone else do you have any insights as to how big wolves get? I get the sense that many people over exagerate the size of them, I always hear about 150 pound wolves, etc. But in actuality an 80 pounder might be more of an average size with a large one being like yours. Any thoughts?

I think that you are right about people exaggerating the size. I talked to a fair number of people from the DNR and they all said about the same. A full grown male will typically be 80-110 pounds, with females topping out closer to 80 pounds. Like Bear55 said, there may be a 150 lb running around the state, but that would be very rare. I would say an 80 pound average size for a wolf in MN would be pretty close. All I know is that at 117 pounds, I was not able to hold mine up for a picture like the one above. Granted, one of the shoulders was broken making it hard to hold on to, but that is a lot of weight to lift when you are holding on to a limp body.

[NoWiser]

another mn wolf... maybe lol

Ha ha. Funny you should post this picture. Over Thanksgiving I was out in Montana hunting mule deer. Where I stayed they had stacks of hunting magazines. In one of them was an article about wolf hunting in eastern Europe. They cut wolf tracks and follow them into an area where they are sure the pack is spending time in. They have a couple miles of string with those red flags on it and make a HUGE circle around the wolves with the string, and quietly get out of there. A day or two later they come back. The wolves are afraid to cross the string with the flags, so they slowly circle it looking for a way out. The hunters get on the downwind side and wait, and when the wolve come by they shoot them. It was pretty interesting, but I'm pretty sure the picture you just posted was in that article! Looked like the same guy and wolf, anyways.

[dietdew]

I'm guessing if they are in full snow camo the pics aren't from MN. Only because you need to wear blaze orange.

[eyeguy 54]

LOL got the pics on the FB MN wolf page. Did anybody in MN actually shoot a wolf? LOL Saw one pic of a wolf hanging with 2 deer, maybe that one was really from MN? funny thing this Al Gore Machine...

[Musky Buck]

That dark near black one reminds me of the for sure only wolf I've seen in the wild east of Bemidji. Good luck to those after them.

[Musky Buck]

I don't want to start a mess of a thread so figured a quick word here lol did you see or hear that Wendy Williams posed nude for PETA and she wants Adele to also lol, I had coffee spraying out of my nose, is this how they raise funds because that calendar would cost more to make than profit from sales lol. I said What the ? Anyway if they were posing on a ncie wolf rug I'd entertain a copy for an x-mas gift to low level friend lol.

[Musky Buck]

Not.

[eyeguy 54]

Northern MN snared 11-29 is the story. Pretty female.

[Musky Buck]

Very cool and a plus is all that snow on the ground, ours is a comin.

[NoWiser]

Beautiful wolf!!